Two Decades Later, Gary ‘Hangtime’ Hines Is Still Chasing His Olympic Handball Dream
The 39-year-old Hines and the U.S. team are gunning for an Olympic berth at this month’s Pan American Games.
Athlete Bio#
Height
6'0
Age
24
Hometown
Stockholm
Education
Midsommarkransens Gymnasium
Personal
Started playing handball in Huddinge HK at the age of five...Has one brother, Alexander, who also plays for the U.S. Men's National Team...Changed clubs to HK Silwing/Troja at the age of 12 and won the Swedish youth championship the next year...At the age of 16, he changed clubs again to Hammarby Handboll where he played for three years...Currently plays for IFK Tumba HK and now resides in Huddinge which is located in Stockholm, Sweden.Career Highlights
- Pan American Games, Santiago, 2023 (Team - Men)
World Championships Experience
- Most recent: 2023 – 20th (Team - Men)
- Years of participation: Team - Men 2023
- Top finish: 20th – 2023 (Team - Men)
